PSYCHOLOGY PODCAST OF THE WEEK NAME The Psychology Podcast ICON Available in the iTunes Store https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-psychology-podcast/id942777522?mt=2 Available from the website https://scottbarrykaufman.com/podcast/ ABOUT This podcast focuses on creativity, the mind, brain, and behavior. Hosted by Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, each episode has a different guest expert speaking on the topic at hand…. Read more »
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PSYCHOLOGY WEBSITE OF THE WEEK — National Institute on Aging
PSYCHOLOGY WEBSITE OF THE WEEK TITLE National Institute on Aging URL http://www.nia.nih.gov/ DESCRIPTION This is a wonderful site that can be used for both biological psychology and developmental psychology and psychological issues in late adulthood. The site focuses on normal aging and brain development as well as issues of disorders (dementia and Alzheimer’s disease). The… Read more »
Psychology Update — Can a ‘Fingerprint’ of Your Brain Help Predict Disorders?
TITLE Can a ‘Fingerprint’ of Your Brain Help Predict Disorders? Using new medical imaging techniques, researchers are working to identify early signs of developmental disorders and mental illness DESCRIPTION What a fascinating article!!! The article discusses new cutting edge research on the interplay of recorded brain activity while sleeping and various types of both… Read more »
Psychology Update — Why Do You Get Sleepy After Eating?
TITLE Why Do You Get Sleepy After Eating? DESCRIPTION A genuinely interesting article about the effects of eating on feeling sleepy, or in other words how behavior and physiological functioning interact in our daily lives. “If eating makes you tired, you’ve got something in common with most people—and, for that matter, with most living things…. Read more »
Psychology Update — How to Find a Therapist Who’s Right for You
TITLE How to Find a Therapist Who’s Right for You DESCRIPTION These days, many are experiencing mental health issues. If you are at a college or university, then you may have access to a counseling center. It is very important to be able to seek out a good listener who can help with difficult… Read more »
Psychology Update — Adding Exercise to Therapy May Make It More Effective
TITLE Adding Exercise to Therapy May Make It More Effective DESCRIPTION Is there a relationship between the addition of exercise to psychotherapy? This is a fairly new area of research that attempts to use good scientific methodology to answer the question. “Several recent studies have concluded that mental-health treatments are more effective when they’re… Read more »
Psychology Update — Anxiety Signs and Symptoms
TITLE Anxiety Signs and Symptoms DESCRIPTION Nervous, worried, sleepless, shy, inhibited, butterflies, tense, moody, irritable, catastrophizing — these are often different expressions of anxiety. This is quite an excellent comprehensive article on anxiety! “Anxiety can be a normal response to a stressful situation or decision, lasting long enough to help you push past the… Read more »
PSYCHOLOGY PODCAST OF THE WEEK — We All Wear It Differently: A Podcast for Early Career Psychologists
PSYCHOLOGY PODCAST OF THE WEEK We All Wear It Differently: A Podcast for Early Career Psychologists iOS: (free): (Click on the icon or link below to be taken to the iTunes preview page) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/we-all-wear-it-differently/id992827102?mt=2 The Podcast can also be listened to directly over a web browser on any platform. DIRECT WEBSITE: https://weallwearitdifferently.com … Read more »
Psychology Update — What Can Hypnosis Do for Your Health?
TITLE What Can Hypnosis Do for Your Health? DESCRIPTION Most of us know about hypnosis from TV and movies that usually show it as a comedic act or perhaps part of a horror movie to control people — hypnosis gets a bad reputation from the media! However…“Today, hypnosis, also called hypnotherapy, has a lot… Read more »
Psychology Update — For Better Well-Being, Just Breathe
TITLE For Better Well-Being, Just Breathe DESCRIPTION This short article begins with the author’s anecdotal story of her own difficulties after the tragic 9/11 events in New York where she was living at the time. She developed significant anxiety which she found could not be relieved by many different meditation techniques. She eventually found… Read more »
Psychological Science: The Curious Mind
Abnormal Psychology, 15th Edition DSM-5-TR Update
Behavioral Neuroscience
Personality, 15th Edition
Cognition, 11th Edition
